That’s the view shared by the md of Karro’s Malton factory, William de Klein, in this exclusive video for FoodManufacture.co.uk.
“The buyout gave us the tools to improve the day-to-day operations [of the business] and enabled us to focus on improving throughput, cutting costs and getting the right finance for the business,” he added.
Changes to infrastructure
De Klein also revealed the firm had made a number of changes to the infrastructure of its Malton site – including a new fresh pork packaging department.
Watch this video to find out about Karro’s strategy to increase exports from the Malton site and why de Klein said government support was critical to ensuring a fair trading environment when entering new markets.
Meanwhile, last July the firm agreed a new £60M funding package with finance firm GE Capital as part of its plans to step up investment in the UK.